One offender fly-tipped her fridge freezer in the alleyway of her property, while another dumped an incredible NINETEEN black bin liners of household rubbish in the alleyway near his home.

Both were hit with a massive £400 fixed penalty notice.

Alec Brown (Image: dave charnley)

Councillor Alec Brown, the council’s cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “There is absolutely no excuse for fly-tipping. None at all.

“Fly-tipping is a blight on neighbourhoods and we won’t tolerate it. Our enforcement team will tackle any fly-tipped waste and we encourage the public to report fly-tipping as soon as they see it, or even better, witness it being dumped.

“My message to those who fly-tip is simple: Get your bank card out because you’ve got a £400 penalty coming your way.”

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If using a commercial waste carrier, perhaps after having building work done at home, the public are advised to ask to see their Waste Carrier’s Licence and make a note of the company name and registration plate of the vehicle used.

This way, if the carrier does not dispose of the waste correctly and a council investigation leads back to the householder, they can provide the evidence they did not personally fly-tip the waste.

The new fly-tipping fixed penalty notice is issued for £400 but if paid within 10 working days it will be reduced to £300.

Offenders who do not pay their fixed penalty or are uncooperative when approached by an enforcement officer can be taken to court where magistrates can impose an unlimited fine and/or up to five years imprisonment, as well as award costs to the council.